The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-12-22

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Sanford Jexrnai. Major Geo. h. Nonis, the
well known orange king Of Florida, whose groves
are located near Highland Park, died ct his resi-
denos on Thursday night Of Bnshh disease.
-PnnA GopdA Resses. The Morgan steam
sn gelsits Nsw Orleans taks big iosf ofor-
angss With them every trip. One thousand and
shr9hldsed bexo weFs loadsd on ne Hutch
honl1 saturday. The raisoG % cents 10 doing
-tFuh l1ysus Asss.. Psna Gorda was inoos-
pRlted e4surday by electing W. 81. Simmons
Mayor. and . Board Of Aldermen, Clerk and
Eanhal Monday. Tho Naples Company viii
put up k-room hoiel and erect . number OF
se,ages Fort Myers Will trus, to luck and her
0posior situation, - usual.
3. Ass~ths ~: ne Any boat Arms
nesr, oe%&.g p The Jsosso.viIle and u Ag-
edge 1T PAlstka "Wednesday night. The boat
was to have run between Palatka and Rolleston
IN conjunction with the ST. Johns and Halifax
Railroad. She wss insured for a 900. and fully
that amount had just been expended on her for
repairs.
-Kissimmee Leader: The new sugar mill at
3d. Cloud will be finished and commence grind
In addition TO the present field OF ITO acres
Of cane which will rattoon and yield . better
crop next year than il has this (hough the yield
this season will average IS tons per acre., Cap
tain Rose has In 325 acres Of new cane and will
make il an even 500 acres before the season
closea
-Eusis Lake Region : Maj ". s. McCleland,
Of the Eustis House, has placed handsome
Smyrna rug in the lsbratory OF this popular
hotel. The rug v as presented 70 him by his old
friend d. Ic lodawerty, who is now q merchant
In HeliOpolis. Santa Annals cork leg is in the
Patent Once at Washington. The General
himself is diminishing along the dark Putonian
shore looking for the meat leg he lost at Cerro
Gordo!
Orlando Ssntiael: The Florida Wine Com
pany, OF Clay Springs. are doing an immense
business this season. It's representative came to
Orlando yesterday and purchased large guam
tity OF sugar TO be used in making orange wine.
Scott. Allen d Go. sold them fifteen barrels and
could have sold as much more had they had it
on hand. II 10 thought that the company will
make not Ices than two thousand barrels this
season OF the finest quality OF orange wine. for
which they expect 70 realize very fair price
TAMPA Tribune The wharf now being
built a. Brushy Point will be 100 feet long,
which will secure Q depth Of II feet of water at
mean low tide. Capt. Sid. Washington has
moved his fishermen and vessels TO Old Tampa
bay, and IL having good success in catching
sturgeon. On Saturday Is large ones were cap
tured and placed in The pen prepared for their
keeping until slaughter day" He has hun
dred or more In the pen and they will be saugh-
tered and packed this week for shipment to the
Northern markets..
Quincy Herald There were several wild.
cat skins brought in this week. The County
Commissioners 90 far have refused TO pay these
claims. The Board of County Commission
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between Quincy and Little River, put In good
order. This 10 just - II should be. 1t is ru-
mored upon the streets that we are soon to have
bank. to be built upon the corner lot where the
barber shop now stands. We need bank, and
wish the enterprise much success.
-Starke Telegraph There has been 80 much
freight 10 move that the freight train North has
taken no freight from this station for several
days. Every one was surprised this season At
the great number of oranges gathered in and
around Starke Although they are a little dark
they are very nice and sweet and will bring
many dollar into the county. DIR. Gaskins
had on exhibition Monday an orange box made
from gum Of which he has great quantity grow !.
ing on his reclaimed land. This wood when dry
not more than nve pounds, q great saving in
freight.
Orlando Reporter. A large vein of iron ore
crops out above the surface near the big Exon
lokhaichee, between Lake Irma and Chuluots
By those who profess to some knowledge 10
such matters. it is pronounced valuable. Just
how extensive the vein may be no one seems to
know. 80 the vein has never been prospected
But there are Indications that The exists
there 10 large quantities. Ii is also said that
large beds Of clay OF extra fine quality, exist in
The same valley and near the same locality
Brick. stone and iron manufactures may not be
impossible in Orange county after all. Some OF
these certainly ought 10 be investigated little.
-Ap.lacbicnla Times The Rosina reports
having sold $50 lunches Of sponge in 81. Marks
for 500. The Umpire reports catch of 219
punches of sponge. which were sold to H. Ruge
q Sons for about $40. -. The telegraph office at
this place has been closed for the want of patron
age We hope to soon see II revived and new
life put into it,. Nearly every day witnesses
the arrival of boats from other ports, come to en-
gage in catching oysters The oyster busiue eos
that fish will be canned here the approaching
summer BY the factorie& Canned snapper il
said to be quite favorite article of food.
Fort White O6serper. G.. B. Ellis, ESQ.
presented us this week with an orange of las
years crop which has been BY his process, pre-.
served perfectly sound and according 10 the
judgement OF d. B. O'Quin, J. P. Farnell, J. N
Bryan snd ourselves. all Of whom tasted ii, was
decided improvement In point of favor on the
three thousand OF this years crop which he viii
not open until next spring. Last summer he
brought 70 our ONCE Q number OF fine sweet
juicy oranges, which We made mention of Of the
time 10 eur paper. A little attention In this di
rection win enable us to have this delicious fruit
throughout the entire year.
Tampa Journal. Our people have learned
with deep regret of the death of J. E. Mitchell
which occurred In New York on November 60
We undentand that Mr.. Mitchels death was
caused b. sccident BE IVES Stepping from boat
Lost his iooting and fell. breaking both legs and
injuring his spine. J. e. Mitchell was one Of
Tampa's shrewdest and most successful real
estate agents and perhaps has done as much To
advertise Tampa during the past eighteen months
% my other AGENCY here. He was elected q
member efthe Oily Osuncii % the last election.
Our city loses friend In bis DEATH and Il IL with
the deepest sympathy that We extend consola-
tioa 70 his family. He was inferred in Phila-
dslphIA
-Pensacola Adeoncs GGzette Fruit growing
h becoming quite 40 item in West Florida and
many are going into the business very extern
sively. Mr.. r. O. Sheppard IL planting sixty
acres. near Quintstts. In this county, 10 LeOonte
pears, peaches, Japan plums, japanese persim.
mona pecsna, Walnuts and chestnuis . "A visit
70 the Dab houseA yesterday, showed brisk bust
nen IN the 1sh line, with snappers, rroupers,
pompano. blue 6sh, mulIet, &C. At E. z. Saun.
oen 4 Cos there we're eight smacks 10, and on
the deck Of one We saw about two thousand live
anAppen keeping up regular tatto - they were
dipped from the well this hrm has biz lot OF
oeders and their shipments this week will be
~tth 81.